Fish pay attention to one influential neighbour in virtual realitySun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Observing interactions between real and virtual rummy-nose tetra fish shows that, within a group, each individual takes cues from only one influential neighbour | |
The best new science-fiction novels of November 2026Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000 An audio drama produced by The Martian author Andy Weir, a fictional autobiography from Michael Moorcock and a new John Scalzi novel – November is a big month for sci-fi fans, says Alison Flood | |
Allergic reactions after sex should be listed as an antibiotic risk, experts saySat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 A woman developed a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic in her partner's semen after sex, prompting clinicians to call for this risk to be listed on the drug's patient information leaflet | |
Rusty crust made Mars warm and wetFri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 It's unclear how and why Mars once became warm enough to allow water to flow on its surface, but a new idea suggests it comes down to rust below the surface | |
How did the biggest crypto heist in history just happen?Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:40:12 +0000 Billions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency have been stolen in just a matter of minutes. Researchers are already unpicking what went wrong | |
Scientists confirm fruit and vegetable skin really is good for youFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:49:57 +0000 Parts of plants that are usually wasted, from kiwi skin to squash seeds, contain more fibre than the parts of the plant we do eat | |
In Dark Eden, I imagined how life might exist on a sunless planetFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Dark Eden, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, takes place on a rogue planet outside the Milky Way. Award-winning author Chris Beckett explains how he thought through the science behind this night world | |
Read an extract from Dark Eden by Chris BeckettFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 In this extract from Chris Beckett’s Dark Eden, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet some of the inhabitants of a dark planet that drifts outside the Milky Way, descendants of two astronauts marooned there over a century earlier | |
‘Reverse physics’ could help bridge the classical and quantum worldsFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Physics is generally built on observations, then the maths that supports them comes later. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan takes a look at an effort to reverse this and rebuild the laws of physics from the maths up | |
The 12 strangest science stories we can’t stop thinking aboutFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 From subconscious finger sniffing to rats driving cars, New Scientist staff have reported on many weird, wild or utterly bonkers discoveries and inventions in the 70 years since we began | |